専ら
もっぱら、もはら
moppara
JMdict entry #1389740
- adverb (fukushi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' word usually written using kana alone wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly
- adverb (fukushi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' word usually written using kana alone principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼の会社、最近結構危ない橋を渡っているって、もっぱらの噂だよ。
kare no kaisha 、 saikin kekkou abunai hashi wo wataxtsu te iru tte 、 moppara no uwasa da yo 。
His company is dangling by a thread. That's the rumor I hear.
政治に対する私の関心は専ら学問上のものです。
seiji ni taisuru watakushi no kanshin ha moppara gakumon jou no mono desu 。
My interest in politics is strictly academic.
新聞２ページ分が王室の離婚問題にもっぱら用いられた。
shinbun ２ peeji bun ga oushitsu no rikon mondai ni moppara mochii rare ta 。
Two whole pages of the newspaper were devoted to the news of the royal divorce.
商務省の報告によれば、先月の小売り販売は０．７％増加しましたが、これはもっぱら好調な自動車販売によるものです。
shoumu shou no houkoku ni yore ba 、 sengetsu no kouri hanbai ha ０ ten ７ paasento zouka shi mashi ta ga 、 kore ha moppara kouchou na jidou sha hanbai ni yoru mono desu 。
The Commerce Department reports retail sales rose seven-tenths of 1 percent last month mainly thanks to strong auto sales.
私は、もっぱら推理小説を読む。
watakushi ha 、 moppara suiri shousetsu wo yomu 。
I read detective stories exclusively.
私の成功はもっぱら彼の努力のおかげだった。
watakushi no seikou ha moppara kare no doryoku no okage daxtsu ta 。
My success was, for the most part, thanks to his efforts.